Skiving-machine.



A. M. ALEXANDER.

SKIVING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APE.17, 1911.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 1'1, 1911.

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SKIVING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1'1, 1911.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914;

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SKIVING MACHINE. APPLIGAT ION FILED APR.17, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 17,1911.

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SKIVING MAUHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, 1911.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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SKIVING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, 191.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oriuon.

ALEXANDER M. ALEXANDER; 013 BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR To UNITED siren MACHINERY COMPANY, or PATEnsoN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION or 'w JERSEY.

To'all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1,]ALEN5NDER ML'ALEX- em, a citizen of the United States, residroll arranged to hold the leather in posi- :tion and feed it against theknifeh il get Beverly, in the county of Essex and scene of Massachusetts, have invented certain ne' wand useful Improvements in Striving-B-Iaehiiies; and I do hereby declare the v following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in. the artto which it' appertaiiis to make and use the same.

The present. in ention relates to leather skiving machines, andmore particularly to machines which comprise a rotary cylindrical skiving knife, a presser foot, and a feed The principal object'of the invention is'to simplify and improve the eonsu-i cn h'and arrangement'of-various parts of a machine.

of the class referred to, whereby its opera- .tion is rendered .more certain. and, reliable,

and \vli reby" the various adjustments requisite for enabling the-machine to'operate properl in doing various classes of work may be readily and conveniently effected,

Furth 'er objects of the invention are to enable the best operative relation to be always intainecl between-the feed roll and the va ous partsof the machine co6perating therewithg to provide a casing for inclosin thevarious moi-'ingjpart's of the machine, which is arranged to allow a ready acces to the interior portions of the knife \vhe of the knife each time that the cuttingedge is ground away.

With these ends roll mounted upon one side ofthe cylindrical skiving knife and having prov sion for transverse adjustment relatively to the speci fica tion of Letters Patent.

so '(le-siredft-o provide a simple and. efiic ent means for maintaining a keen edge.

in view, one feature of the invention contemplates the prov sioii, with a stationary presser foot, ofia feed TV SIKIVING-IttACHINE.

pre ssei foot to vary the Working surface of the roll. This enables any desired -por-' tion of the feed roll and presser foot to-be brought into cooperative relation so that the wear on the roll may; be distributedor'the feed roll and presser foot may be relatively roll upon one of the sections, which is ar-o ranged to swing away fi'oin.the'knife,'carrying the feed roll with it andexposing the entire inner surface .ofthe. knife. In the preferred form of the invention, the driving mechanism for actuatingthe feed roll is arranged to be disconnected upon, the movement of the feed rollinto-an inopera- 'tive, positionand to be automatically recon- Patented Nov. 17, 1914;. j Application sign-A ia 17, 1911. Serial No. 621,679.

nected upon the. return, inov'emeritbf-thei roll.

' Further features ofthe invention conte n- -plate the provisionwith-a grinding disk of the usual type, (if-actuating mechanism, which is automatically rendered-active and inactive by the movement of, the grinding disk toward and from the knife, and also the provision of improved means for moving the disk into and out of operative position. I

Still further features of "thecin'vention comprise certain novel features of construc- 5 tion, combinations and arrangements, of parts hereinafter described and claimed, the advantages of which Will'be .appa rent to those skilled inthe art from the following description I V I The various features of the invention will be understood from -'the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description of the machin shown'there n.

In the drawings ;Figure 1 is a, front side, '95

elevation of the machine embodyingthe v rious features of the invention-in their preferred: forms; Fig. 2 is a rear-side elevation of the machine with a portion oftheinclos- ,ing casing broken away and showing the operating mechanismwithin; Fig. 3 is a .plan view of the machine; Fig. ftis a lefthand'end elevation; Fig. 5 is a vertical lon gitudinal section taken. upon the lineS-S 0f,Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of broken away and having the knife and a 'portion of the supporting shaft removed;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of a detail taken upon the line 77 of Fig. 6 and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 8 is a detail illustrating a plan view of the resur facing wheel arranged adjacent to the periphery of the grinding disk; Fig. 9 is a detail illustrating a front elevation of the feed roll. and supporting parts; Fig. 10 is a left-hand end elevation of the same showing a sectional view of the means for retain- 'ing the feed roll in adjusted position; Fig. 11 is a right-hand end elevation of the same; Fig. 12 is a detail showing a front elevation of the feed roll and the means for yieldingly supporting one end of the roll; Fig. 13 is a detail showing the latch mechanism removed from the machine; and Fig. 14 is a detail showing the means for locking the holder in a fixed position. a

In the machine shown in the drawings, the various parts are supported upon a base which is in the form of a casing 1, the topplate of which forms a table 2- for supporting the material to be acted upon. The machine is provided with a cylindrical knife 3 mounted within the casing 1 and projecting upwardly through an opening in the table 2 into position to act upon the material. The material to be skived is presented and fed to the knife 3 by a feed roll 4 arranged within the knife and cooperating-with a presser foot 5 arranged without the knife. The periphery of the feed roll is curved longitudinally to correspond to the curvature of the knife edge and the engaging face of the presser foot 5 is concave. An adjustable side gage 6 is provided for guiding the edge of the material as itis fed to the knife.

The presser foot is carried by a block 7 mounted to slide vertically in guide-Ways formed in the end of an overhanging arm 8. The block 7 is supported by a spring 9 which is arranged within the upper slotted portion of the block and bears at its lower end against a thrust block 10 fastened to the arm 8 and projecting within the slotted portion of the block 7. An adjusting screw 11 engages the upper face 12 of the block 7 and by manipulating this screw, the vertical position of the presser foot with relation to the knife may be readily and conveniently adjusted. In order that the angle of the bevel may be varied as desired, the presscr foot is so mounted that it may be adjusted laterally as well as vertically. for conveniently securing this adjustment of the presser foot is had by mounting the presser foot in a laterally inclined guideway 1 formed in the lower end of the block 7 and securing the presser foot in adjusted posihon by means of a spring pressed locking Provision pin 13, the inner edge of which is arranged this is obtained by providing for a relative longitudinal adjustment of the knife and presser foot. As the edge of the knife is gradually ground away when in use, and as different thicknesses of material are operated upon, a constant adjustment of the parts is necessary, and when this adjustment is obtained by a bodily axial movement of the knife and supporting shaft as a whole, it can readily be seen that a considerable amount of time and labor is involved. In the present for'm of the invention, this accurate adjustment is maintained in a simple and eflicient manner by providing a longitudinal adjustment of the resser foot relatively to the edge of the knife. To this end, the block 7 is formed with its side faces tapering from the top to the bottom. At the upper end, the block 7 is of sufficient thickness to fit closely within the bore of the arm 8, but at its lower end there is a free space between the faces of the block and the arm sufficient to allow for all necessary longitudinalmovement of the presser foot, as can readily be seen from an .inspection of Figs. 1 and 5. The lower end of the block 7 is adjusted by a thumb screw 17 which bears against the rear face of the block and presents a solid abutment against which the block presses as the work is fed thereunder. The adjusting screw is retained in position by a lock nut 18 and the block is yieldingly held against the screw by a suitable spring 19. I

The presser foot, when adjusted, is held in a fixed position and acts as a gage for properly presenting the work to the knife, and the material should be forced firmly and uniformly against the working surface of the presser foot by the feed roll 4:. In order that the feed roll may thus support the Inaterial regardless of variations in the thickness of the material'being operated upon and of variations in the adjustment of the presser foot, improved mechanism is provided for" supporting the feed roll so that it 1112.] tip to change its angle with relation to the presser foot and shiving knife and may move bodily toward and from the presser foot. As shown. the feed roll is rotatably mounted upon a stud shaft 22 supported at its opposite ends in the arms 23 and '24 of the yokeshaped head and to facilitate the removal of the roll when desired. the arm 93 is detachably fastened upon the head. The head 25 is fixed at one end to a shaft 26 which is journaled in the upper end of a supporting arm and in order 'to yieldingly retain the roll in the proper operative position, a spring 28 bears against-the under face of a laterally projecting lug 29 formed upon the free end of the head 25. The upward movement of the head is limited by a pair of coacting stop faces 30 and 31 formed respectively upon the arm 27 and lug 29. The arm 27 is fixedly mounted upon a stud shaft 33 and is provided with a laterally projecting member 34 in which the lower end of the spring 28 is seated, and an initial adjustment of the spring is obtained by 'a screw 35, against which the lower end 0f the spring bears. With this construction, when pressure is applied to the surface of the roll, the spring is compressed to allow the roll to yield angularly about the shaft 26. In order that a bodily yielding movement of the roll toward and from the presser foot may be obtained, the stud shaft 33 is journaled in a carrier 37 which is rotatably mounted upon a fixed rod 38. The rod 38 is supported at its opposite ends in the sides of the base, and is prevented from rotating by a pin 39. The roll and supporting parts are retainedin operative position by a spring 40 which is seated in an oifset portion 41 formed upon the lower part of the carrier 37 The thrust of the opposite end of the spring is supported by the base, and in order that the compression of the spring may be accurately adjusted, a screw 42 is provided, against which the end of the spring bears. The movement of the roll under the action of the spring 40 is limited by a downwardly projecting arm &3 which is fixedly mounted upon the cross rod 38. This arm is provided with an inwardly turned end 44, one face of which is arranged to contact with the adjacent face of a vertical plate 45 formed integrally with the bearing member 37, the two forming a pair of co-acting' stop faces which aid in determining the normal posi tion of the roll. I

In existing machines of this type, only a small portion of the peripheral surface of the feed roll usually coiiperates with the presser foot thus localizing the wear on the roll and rendering frequent renewal of the roll necessary. In accordance with one feature of the present invention, provision is made for bringing any desired portion of the feed roll into cooperative relation with the presser foot so that the wear on the roll maybe distributed, or the feed roll and presser foot may be relatively positioned to secure the best results upon the class of material being operated upon. In the present embodiment of the invention this is accomplished by providing a circumferential adjustment of the feed roll relatively to the skiving knife. As stated p re\ iously. the roll supporting arm 27 is secured upon a she ft 33 which is arranged in axial alinement with the knife shaft. The arm is locked to the shaft by a taper pin 50 and a partial rote tion may be imparted to the shaft by an operating arm 51 fastened to the outer end of the shaft by a taper pin 52. This arm is provided with a suitable handle 53 which serves to retain the arm in any adjusted position by means of a spring pressed detent 54 co-aeting with a series of recesses 55 formed in the outer face of the plate 45. With this construction, the operator. is enabled to adjust the feed roll about the axis of the shaft 33 and retain the same in any adjusted position. It may be stated that the machine is supported upon a suitable bench with one side parallel to the edge of the bench so that the front side of the machine and the front portion of the knife are'the parts nearest the operator. When skiving' the medium and lightest grades of work, tl front portion of the cylindrical knife is employed, and by utilizing the front portion of the knife in this manner, the operator is enabled to handle and feed the work much more expeditiously. Some of the material to be skived is in the form of exceedingly small pieces and with this arrangement, it is always possible to retain hold of the piece and control the same by moving the hand along the surface of the table adjacent to the point at which the knife emerges. Itv is obvious that this is preferable to skiving upon the top or back portion of the knife, in which case it would be necessary for the operator to release the work when passing the same beneath the presser foot, which not only tends to prevent the formation of a perfect sl ziving, but necessitates loss of time in regaining possession ofthe work and also increases the liability of injury to the operator from the moving knife.

\Vhen the machine is used for splitting, the presser foot is arranged with its working surface concentric with the knife blade and in this case the top portion of the knife is used. As the feed roll is curved convexly upon its outer surface, with the greatest diameter at the center of the roll, it will be obvious that the surface speed of the roll at its center is greater than at the ends,'-and in order that a uniform feeding movement may be obtained, it is desirable that the work shall be pressed upon the central portion of the roll; otherwise there will be a tendency for one side of the work to travel faster than the other, causing a turning or twisting movement. The conditions stated above illustrate clearly the advantages of tie present construction in that the roll may be adjusted for various classes of work with its central portion in each case supported heneath the presser foot so that the feeding of the work is even and uniform. A further feature of advantage in this arrangement is that when operating upon the front portion of the knife, the operator is enabled to use the yielding portion of the roll and is not compelled to use the surface of the roll in close proximity to its pivotal point, as is the case with prior constructions.

In order that the knife may be readily sharpened as occasion may require, the ma chine is provided with a grinding disk of the usual type, actuating mechanism which is automatically rendered active and inactive by the movement of the grinding disk toward and from the knife, and improved means under the control of the operator for moving the grinding disk into and out of operation. The construction shown in the illustrated embodiment of the invention consists of a pair of arms pivoted about a common axis and yieldin'gly connected together in order to normally preserve a constant angular relation. One arm carries the grinding disk upon its outer end and the second arm is operatively connected at its outer end to a driving clutch so that upon a movement of the grinder carrying arm into operative position, the clutch operating arm is actuated to engage the clutch members. To this end, a grinding disk 56 -is journaled upon the outer end of an arm 57 which is pivotally supported at its opposite end upon a vertical shaft 58. A second arm 59 is also journaled upon the shaft 58 and is operatively connected at its opposite end to one member 60 of a clutch mounted to turn freely on the main driving shaft 83. The arms 57 and 59 are both provided with forked inner ends as shown clearly in Fig. 7, which pro ide a plurality of spaced bearing points for each arm and prevent cramping of the same upon the shaft 58. A second clutch member 61 is fastened to the main drive shaft and when the two clutch members are engaged in operative relation they serve to actuate the grinding disk 56. The grinding disk is mounted upon the upper end of a shaft 62 which carries a grooved pulley 63 upon its lower end. This'pulley is driven by a suitable belt 64; from a pulley 65 formed integrally with the clutch member 60. The belt is guided in its course by a pair of suitably arranged idler pulleys 66 and 67 respectively. The rearwardly projecting portion 68 of the arm 57 is engaged by a spring 69 wh ch normally retains the grinding disk in an inoperative position. The grinding d sk is us. l only at intervals, and as it is desired to avoid the loss of power which is incurred through a continuous actuation of the as. means are provided by which the dis -.-s normally disconnected from the drive shaft and automatically connected to the shaft upen movementof the grinder into an operative position. To this end, an actuating rod 70 is connected at oneend to the arm 57 and is provided upon its opposite end with a knurled head 71. An arm 72 projects, laterally from the arm 59 and the outer end of the arm 72 loosely surrounds the rod 7 O. In order to move the arm 72, upon a. longitudinal movement of the actuating rod, a pair of springs 73 and 7st surround the actuating rod between the arm 7 57 and arm 72, and between the arm 72 and the head. 75 fastened to one side of the base. The head 75 is provided with a cam face 76 which cotiperates with a corresponding cam face 77 formed upon the inner side of the knurled head 71 so that by rotating the head 71 the rod 70 is moved longitudinally to draw the grinding disk 56 into operative relation with the knife. By. means of the spring '73, the outer end of the arm 72 is also moved to force the clutch members C0 and (31 into operative engagement, the spring yielding to allow continued movelnent of the grinding disk after the clutch members have been engaged. The arrangement of the parts is such that the clutch is first engaged and then continued movement of the arm carries the grinding disk into an operative position against the knife. Upon releasing the head 71, the arm 72 is returned to its initial position by the spring 69 and the arm 72 is moved to disengage the clutch members by the spring 7-1-. Vith this construction, the grinding disk and its actuating belt are normally at rest so that there is not a continuous wear upon the operating parts of the mechanism, and the actuating mechanism is thrown into operation by a movement of the disk into position to act on the knife and is thrown out of operation by the movement of the disk back to its normal inactive position.

It is desirable that means he provided for conveniently resurfacing and truing up the grinding disk whenever it becomes dull or unevenly worn. In the present embodiment of the invention, these means comprise a wheel 78 which is journaled oblitguel to the grinding disk upon one end of a bi: pivoted at 80 to the side of the inclosing cas- 10 ing. The bracket is normally held in a position to retain the star wheel out of egigagement with the grinding disk by means of a spring 81 and a handle 82 is provided convcnient to the operator. by which the star .5 wheel is rendered operative.

The cylindrical knife 3 is supported upon one end of the main driving shaft 83 and in order that the knife may be readily adjusted longitudinally to bring it into proper relation with the feed roll and presser foot it is ground may, the knife shown and described in the co-pending application of applicant, No. 522,905, filed October 16, 1909. is preferably employed. The blade of the knife is formed from a' thin flat band of steel which is bent into the shape of a cylinder and has one edge sharpened. The blade is adjusted axially by a ring 85 which is interiorly threaded to fit the threaded exterior of a head 80 which secured to a flange 87 formed upon the shaft 83. The blade 3 is supported exteriorly by a cylindrical cup-shaped holder 88 which is rotatably mounted upon the inner reduced portion of the head 86 and also fits the external periphry of theadjusting ring 85. The blade is supported interiorlyand clamped in adjusted position by a clamping ring 80 mounted to rotate about the outer end of the head 86 and consisting of a plurality of separate segments. Bolts 90 pass through the holder 88 and adjusting ring and are threaded into the segments and serve to clamp the holder and clamping ring 89 against the head 86. In order to adjust the blade, the bolts 90 are unscrewed sufficiently to loosen the clamping ring and enable the holder and clamping ring, together with the adjusting ring 85 to be rotated relatively to the head 86. This is conveniently done in the present construction by maintaining the holder 88 stationary and rotating the shaft 83. To this end, a plurality of projecting studs 92 are arranged to engage a specially designed wrench 91 which enters a recess formed in the rear face of the holder 88 and locks the holder in a fixed position; The wrench 91 consists of a straight bar having one end formed to enter the recess and provided with a. lengthwise slot adapted to seat the projecting ends of the studs 9:? therein. During the operation of the machine, a suitable cover plate 108 is held in place upon the upper surface of the table by the studs 92 and this cover plate when in position projects in close proximity to the rear face of the knife and covers the projecting heads of the bolts 90. In orderto eject skivings and waste material from the inner surface of the knife, the surface of the ring 89 is concave and operates to eject loose chips and dust under centrifugal action. A dome-shaped member 93 is fastened centrallv to the head 86 and serves to direct the skivings from within the knife which are not. ejected by centrifugal force from the surface of the ring The main drive shaft 83 is supported iii the usual manner in thrust bearings formed in the base and arranged to take the thrust of the knife and shaft when in operation.

In order to inclose and guard the various operating parts of the machine when in use and at the same time render certa n portions of the mechanism readily accessible when necessary. the base or inclosing cas ing is formed in two parts which may be designated as a left and right section, and the left section is hinged at 91 to the right section. This left section carries the feed roll and supporting parts and "when lt 1s swung open. the entire inner surface'of the knife is exposed and rendered conveniently accessible to the operator. As the feed roll operates continuously, means are provided for disconnecting the driving mechanism and feed roll when it is moved out of the knife into an inoperative position. The feed roll is driven a counter shaft 05 chich is journaled in the fixed portion of the casing and carries a pair of drive pulleys 0G and 97 upon its rear end. In order to readily vary the speed at which the shaft 95 is driven, the pulleys 06 and 97 are cast integrally upon a hub 100 which is detachably secured to the shaft 95 by a pair of set screws 101. By reversing the ends of the hub 100,;eith'er pulley may be positioned in alinement with the drive pulley 98 and the speed consequently varied. In the present embodiment of the invention, the drive pulley 98 is connected to the pulley 96 by a belt 90.' The left portion of the inclos'ing casing carries a short shaft 102 which is normally in axial alinement with the shaft J5 and is operatively connected thereto by a, pair of clutch faces 103 and 101 mounted upon the ends of the two shafts respectively. When the casing is closed, the clutch faces are in engagement and the shaft 102 is rotatcd to drive the feed roll and when the casing is opened, the clutch faces are moved out of engagement and the shaft 102 is idle. The feed roll is operatively connected to the shaft 102 through a universal joint and shaft connection 105, a worm wheel 106, and worm gear 107. In order to retain the two parts of the casing in their closed relation, a suitable latch is provided. The movable portion of the casing has a notched plate fastened thereto which engages with a pivoted hook 111 supported upon the fixed portion of the casing. This hook is formed upon the end of one arm 1120f a bell crank lever fastened to a shaft 113 and thehook is retained in engagement with the notched plate by a spring 1H pressing againstthe second arm 115 of the bell crank. The rod 113 extends through the casing and is provided upon its outer end with an operating handle 116 and upon depressing the operating handle, the latch is unfastened and the inclosing casing may be swung out to expose the interior of the knife.

The main drive shaft 83 is conveniently actuated either from above or below the machine by the provision of a pairof pulleys 119 and 120. In the present construction, the machine is driven from below and the driving belt passes up inside of the casing and is entirely protected. An operating handle 121 is formed integral with the drive pulleys 98 and and may be utilized to rotate the drive shaft by hand when desired.

lVhile it is preferred to employ the specific construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, it will be understood that this construction and arrangement is not essential, except so far as specified in the claims, and may be changed or modified without departing from the broader features of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a presser foot located Without the knife, and a feed roll located within the knife having provision for relative adjustment with respect to the presser foot and transversely to thedirec'tion of feed to vary the working surface of the roll, substantially as described.

A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a presser foot upon one side of the knife arranged to bear rigidly upon the Work, and a feed ro'll upon the opposite side of the knife having provision for adjustment circumferentially of the knife.

3. A leather skiving machine'having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, 21 presser foot without the knife, a feed roll within the knife, and a support for the feed roll mounted for movement about an axis in line with the axis of the knife whereby the feed roll may be adjusted circumferentially of the knife, substantially as described.

4. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a presser foot Without the knife, a feed roll Within the knife, a head in which the feed roll is journaled, a supporting arm on which the head is pi-votally supported, a shaft to which the arm is fixed, and means for partially rotating the shaft to ,adjust the head and feed roll circumferentially of the knife, substantially as descrfbed.

5. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a presser foot Without the knife and a feed roll Within the knife having provision for a yielding angular movement, and a yielding bodily movement relatively to the presser foot, and abodily adjustment circumferentially of the knife, substantially as described.

6. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a frame, a cylindrical knife, a presser foot Without the knife, a feed roll Within the knife, a shaft about which the roll is arranged to yield angularly, a support for the shaft, a rod upon which the support is journaled, a pair of co-acting stops mounted upon the support and rod, and a spring supported between the frame and support and arranged to retain the stops in engagement, substantially as described.

7. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a presser foot Without the knife, a feed roll within the knife, arranged to yield angularly in the plane of the knife edge, and means for securing a bodily circumferential adjustment of the feed roll relative to the knife while maintaining the surface of the roll inconcentric relation to the knife edge, substantially as described.

8. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a presser foot without the knife, a feed roll within.

the knife, an arm pivotally supporting the feed roll at one end, a spring mounted upon the arm and arranged to yieidably support ,drive shaft, a clutch for operatively connecting the drive shaft to the grinding disk, and means for engaging the clutch when the diskis moved into operative position, substantially as described.

10. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a skiving knife. a feed roll located at one side of the knife, a presser foot located upon the opposite side of the knife, :1 pair of arms, a grinding disk on one arm, a clutch member connected with the other arm, a second clutch member, and

means connecting the two arms whereby upon movement of the grinder into operati re position the clutch members are engaged, substantially as described.

11. A leather skiving machine comprising a cylindrical knife, a pair of arms, a shaft upon which the arms are journalcd, a grinding disk on one arm, a clutch member connected to the other arm, a yielding connection between the arms. and means under the control of the operator for moving the grinding disk into and out of operative position, substantially as described.

[2. A leather skiving machine comprising a cylindrical knife, a grinder carrying arm and. a clutch operating arm pivoted to turn about a common axis, an actuating rod connected to the first mentioned arm, an arm extending laterally from the clutch operating arm and loosely engaging the actuating rod and a pair of springs surrounding the actuating rod upon each side of the laterally extending arm. and arranged to vieldingly move the arm upon a longitudinal move- .ment of the actuating rod, substantially as 0nd arm, a head provided with a cam face mounted upon the outer end of the actuating rod, and a block with a corresponding cam face fixedly supported adjacent thereto, whereby upon a rotation of the head the actuating rod ismoved in the direction of its length. substantially as described.

14. A leather skivingfmachine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a feed roll within the knife, a presser foot Without the knife, a head in which the feed roll is journaled, and means for supporting the head arranged to swing to and from the knife and carry the head therewith to remove the feed roll out of the knife into a position at one side of the knife when desired, substan' tially as described.

15. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a feed roll Within the knife, a presser foot Without the knife, and an inclosing casing having two sections and arranged to allow one of the sections carrying the feed roll to be removed from the immediate vicinity of the knife, exposing the entire inner surface of the same, substantially as described.

16. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a presser foot Without the knife, a feed roll Within the knife, and means for positively actuating the feed roll arranged to be disconnect ed upon movement of the feed roll from Within the knife, substantially as described.

17. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a presse'r foot without the knife, a feed roll Within the knife, an inclosing casing having a left and right section hinged together, the left section. carrying the feed roll, a counter shaft journaled in the right section, a second shaft journaled in the left section and operatively connected to the feed roll, and a pair of clutch faces mounted upon the adjacent ends of the two shafts, substantially as described.

18. A leather skiving machine haying, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a feed roll Within the knife, a prcsser foot Without the knife, an arm, a block supported in the arm, and ha ing its side faces tapering from top to bottom in order to afford a free space between the faces of the block and arm, and means for adjusting the block relatively to the arm, whereby the presser foot is adj usted longitudinally, substantially as described.

19. A leather skiving machine having, in combination. a cylindrical knife, a feed roll Within the knife. a prcsser foot Without the knife. an arm. a block supported in the arm. and having its side faces tapering from top to bottom in order to afford a free space between the faces of the block and arm, an adjusting sc'rew bearing against the lower end of the block. and means fr retaining the block against stantially as described 20. A leather skiving maclnn' combination, a, cylindrimil loci foot ithout the'kuife, afced ro; the knife, means for actuating the Emil a member projecting outwardly into terior of the knife and provided. with a convex surface to direct skivings out of the knife, substantially as described. I

21. A leather skiving machiiiic mnipris ing a cylindrical knifeblade, a knife supporting shaft, a blade adjusting ring thread edly connected thereto, a knife holder, in for securing the holder and blade edit tins; ring against relative rotation, an inclosing" casing, studs projecting from the upper sun face of the inclosing casing, and a wrench engaging the studs and holder to lock the holder in a fixed position, substantially," as described.

22. A. leather skiving machine con" ing a cylindrical knife blade, a knife supporting shaft, a blade adjusting ring threw edly connected thereto, a knife holder, ii. for securing the holder and blade adjusting ring against relative rotation, and means for locking the holder in a fixed posit "on. n order to adjust the knife blade longitud nally, substantially as described. U593 23. A leather skiving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a Presser foot supported upon one side of the knli and a feed roll supported upon the op side of the knife and. coiiperating with the presser foot, one of the members having pro vision for a yielding ngular movement ar "1. a yielding bodily mmenzent to and from the cooperating member and a bodily adjua inept circumfcrcntialiy of the knife, substantially as described.

2. it leather skiving machir having, in combinuti n. a cylindrical kni a. pressei foot supported upon one side f the knife, and a cooperating feed roll supported upon the opposite side of the knife, the feed roll ha ring provision for adjustment in. a curved path to adjust the member circumfcrentially of the knife while maintaining the surface oi. the roll in concentric relation to the knife edge, substantiallv as described.

25. A leather sl'iving machine having, in combination, a cylindrical knife, a presscr foot supported upon one side of the knife, a feed roll supported upon the opposite side of the knife, and a support for one of the members mounted for movement about an axis in line with the axis of the knife Where-by the mcmberniay be adiustcil circum'i'w'i-niially of the knife, substantially as dos waned.

leather slii'ving machine l'nwir" combination. a cylindri al lrnifc. a pro foot, anda feed roll supported pan 0 posite sides of the knife 7 and arranged to guide and feed the work to the knife, :1 concave guard on the inside of the knife and a 5 dome-sha ed member supported centrally of the Liar and projecting into the interior of the "fe to direct skivings out of the knife, substantially as describe 27. A leather skiving machine having, in

10 combination, a cylindrical knife, a. presser foot upon one side of the knife, a feed roll upon the opposite side-of t e knife, and means for securin'ge circumferential movement'of the feed roll relative the knifewith a single adjustmentfl substantially as de- 15 scribed.

ALEXANDER M. ALEXANDER. Witnesses:

ELMER B. GRUSH, NORMAN C- HUSSEY. 

